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Working with Young People with Complex Needs: Practitioners’ Views
Author(s) -
WorrallDavies Anne,
Kiernan Katherine,
Anderton Nicola,
Cottrell David
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
child and adolescent mental health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.912
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1475-3588
pISSN - 1475-357X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-3588.2004.00103.x
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , schedule , coding (social sciences) , psychology , nursing , medicine , sociology , computer science , operating system , paleontology , biology , social science
Background: We report the findings of a descriptive study exploring the views of practitioners working with young people with especially challenging and complex problems, currently cared for by children's services across Yorkshire. We present data on a sample of 79 young people with complex needs, aged 7 to 16 years, in contact with one or more of the children's services. Method: We identified the practitioner working most closely with each of these young people. The practitioners were interviewed using a semi‐structured interview schedule designed to encourage professionals to reflect on working practices. Interviews were recorded and transcribed and themes categorized using a coding framework. Results and conclusions: We describe and discuss the key themes in the context of current strategic developments of children's services.